The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-12

by the steamer Iekln, from klu- klnnS,
having all but accomplished bis run round
the world on bicycle A spare, wiry-look-
ing man of about FIVE feet seven, he seems
none the worse for his journey and the
discomforts Of most OF the last part of IL,
and speaks cheerfully of his experience
generally. His first serious obstacle was
encountered in Afghanistan. He was the
guest OF the British Delimitation Commits
soners for several days, but by their adj
vice turned back SEQ miles 10 Berjande,
after which he struck off again into
Afghanistan, at point safe distance
from the commission and their mes
sages: but mt Furrah, halfway be-
tween Herat and Kandahar, he was arrested
by an Afghan chief acting under orders,
who. after some days, escorted him back
to Herat. He was well treated by the
Afghans, but they would not listen 10 his
explanation of his journeying without
political object, and SO carried him 10 Per-
sian territory again. He was obliged 10
return TO the Caspian, from which he went
by way of the Caspian railway, and reached
Consiantinoplc. and from thence by steam
er 10 Currachee. SO that 10 travel 800
miles by land he had to so 5000 miles by
sea. From Curracheo be went through
Lahore, Delhi. Agra, Cawnpore 10 CAL
cutta, from whence he took steamer 10
Hong II ng.
ON Nov 10 lie got his bicycle under way
again and started for Canton, bat he found
il simply useless from the badness Of the
roads. Fifty miles were not covered b0-
tween Canton and kiuk Gng. One moment
he thought that he was on the highway to
somewhere IN particular, the next few yards
brought him TO the end OF the pathway.
which to his modification he found ter
minated in paddy field. So intricate and
difficult 20 travel were the roads that IL took
him over twenty-four hours TO ride thirty
miles alter leaving Canton. Ho found most
of these pathways about twenty inches
wide, and high boulders blocked his way
nj short intervals.
He reluctantly determined TO give his
bicycle rest and take 10 "A sampan. IL
took -four days 10 reach Chao- choo- foo by
this means, and then after short time on
shore TO stretch his legs, he got into the
boat 0gnin and did not leave IL for four days
more, when he found himself under the
Meeling Pass and in the province of
Kiangse. Then he fancied that his way
was straight before him, for the roads sud-
denly improved aud the bicycle, which had
been for eight days borne by coolies, was
once more put into requisition, and he
spun merrily ahead till he reached Kim
gan-foo. The weather from Canton 10 the
that il grew cold and lain Tell, which rem
dered that portion OF the journey doubly
difficult and disagreeable. The traveller
was greatly impressed with the high state
OF cultivation in the provinces through
which he passed, and with the beauty of
some OF the temples, notably of that be-
tween Tchinyuen and Lo-choo-foo.
Tho people everywhere treated him very
we'll till he reached Kan tchou-foo, where
the inhabitants attacked him with stones,
and matters were looking very serious when
he reached the yamen accompanied 10y two
soldiers, who were sent with him by the
head man nj ra-ho. The crowd here was
very noisy and threatening. and amounted
10 several hundred. But the populace who
were crying out 60 kill tae foreign devil"
contived 90 seize the bicycle, which, how
ever. escaped with only one broken spoke,
aud It was only With the greatest difficulty
that he was smuggled out of the .yamen.
and after great exertions on the part OF the
Che hsien, who had TO make several
proclamations calling upon the mob 10 dis.
perse. But beyond two or three bruises
and many indentations In his tOpee. from
stones, Mr.. Stevens escaped injury.
IL will be interesting 10 epicures 20 know
that Mr.. Stevens carried no commissariat
with him, but lived on the food OF the peo-
pie through whose countries he passed,
nor did he carry tent, although he start
ed with one from Constantinople. He soon
discarded Il. and was content 10 put up
with whatever sleeping accommodations
he could find on the way, sometimes under
n tree or rock, again ia the shelter OF the
tents or huts he came across, and still
again In the gorgeous palaces of the civil
lied users of the many lands OF the East,
from Calcutta 10 Constantinople. In his
opinion the only roads IN China were water
roads that is, the rivers. and he longed 10
DO able 20 change his bicycle for house
boat only for his undertaking TO go round